Thoughts on webcomics

[Kosheh]

My major issue with these types of comics is typically the characters. They often act strictly according to a stereotype, which is pretty thoughtless writing. When characters don't play with expectations, they're boring and flat outside of whatever "cute" appeal they have for the first few pages. And that's fine, until you realize how many pages these comics have.

I really can't care about characters who only seem to exist to move the plot along. I feel put off when the whole cast of characters don't have something resembling "genuine" internal workings (believable/dynamic emotions, thoughts, concerns, etc.), because then the only somewhat interesting thing about them is how they affect things externally. But what good is it to have some interesting things happen if I don't care about the people they're happening to?

It's not even that these comics are really "bad", it's that they're incredibly unremarkable. Ava's Demon gets some points for quirky visual stuff sometimes, but I feel no level of true engagement when I read it. I don't wanna open up a comic and then feel like I'm just going through the motions over and over again.

Yeah, I feel this way about webcomics sometimes.

It's especially grating when you can see the writer's lack of creativity poke out through its cast. Like, the chemistry between straight man and funny man is fine - but like, characters who exist solely as a punchline are painfully obvious, desperate grabs for a quick laugh. This is actually a real thing in comics, both webcomics and print, it kills the heck out of me, and it needs to stop.
I'm pretty sure Marmaduke (not a webcomic, sorry. but that's actually a good thing) is one giant, drooling punchline.